HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING

LIBERTY, August 4, 2010 - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY 10AM BEFORE REACHING THE 105-109 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. YOUR BODY CAN LOSE UP TO A GALLON OF WATER AN HOUR THROUGH PERSPIRATION. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. ALCOHOLIC AND CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES CAN INCREASE THE RATE OF WATER LOSS IN YOUR BODY...INCREASING THE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED...LOOSE- FITTING CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN... AND USE A SUNSCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN.

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